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Table 2 Adjusted mean scores (95% confidence interval) at baseline (BL) and final evaluation (IV)

From: School-based strategies for oral health education of adolescents- a cluster randomized controlled trial

  

ICC‡

Dentist-led

Teacher-led

Peer-led

Self-learning

Control

OHKa

BL

0.05

2.29 (2.05-2.54)

2.59 (2.34-2.83)

2.36 (2.12-2.60)

2.40 (2.15-2.64)

2.31 (2.07-2.56)

IV

0.25

5.33 (4.80-5.87)

5.32 (4.79-5.85)

5.58 (5.05-6.11)

3.14 (2.60-3.67)

2.80 (2.26-3.34)

KGOb

BL

0.01

0.63 (0.54-0.71)

0.67 (0.59-0.75)

0.63 (0.55-0.72)

0.65 (0.56-0.74)

0.58 (0.49-0.66)

IV

0.22

2.21 (1.91-2.52)

1.70 (1.39-2.00)

2.22 (1.91-2.52)

0.86 (0.55-1.17)

0.82 (0.51-1.13)

OHBc

BL

0.04

3.39 (3.30-3.69)

3.59 (3.29-3.89)

3.42 (3.12-3.71)

3.54 (3.24-3.85)

3.26 (2.95-3.57)

IV

0.42

7.30 (6.97-7.47)

7.14 (6.82-7.47)

7.92 (7.60-8.24)

4.14 (3.81-4.47)

3.34 (3.01-3.69)

OHSd

BL

0.09

4.20 (3.52-4.88)

3.49 (2.81-4.16)

3.46 (2.79-4.13)

5.22 (4.53-5.91)

3.52 (2.82-4.21)

IV

0.10

5.20 (4.66-5.74)

4.86 (4.32-5.39)

5.00 (4.47-5.53)

4.02 (3.47-4.56)

3.30 (2.76-3.84)

PLQe

BL

0.11

5.02 (4.55-5.48)

5.48 (5.02-5.94)

5.23 (4.78-5.68)

3.44 (2.98-3.90)

4.91 (4.44-5.38)

IV

0.07

3.77 (3.29-4.25)

4.33 (3.85-4.81)

4.22 (3.74-4.69)

4.21 (3.73-4.70)

4.64 (4.16-5.13)

BOPf

BL

0.06

2.25 (1.82-2.68)

2.23 (1.80-2.65)

2.34 (1.91-2.76)

2.18 (1.74-2.61)

2.30 (1.86-2.73)

IV

0.11

1.59 (1.27-1.92)

1.18 (0.86-1.50)

1.06 (0.75-1.38)

2.19 (1.87-2.52)

2.52 (2.19-2.85)

CALg

BL

0.03

0.70 (0.52-0.88)

0.73 (0.55-0.91)

0.91 (0.73-1.08)

0.95 (0.77-1.13)

1.16 (0.98-1.34)

IV

0.03

1.51 (1.25-1.76)

1.63 (1.38-1.88)

1.52 (1.27-1.76)

1.34 (1.08-1.60)

1.46 (1.21-1.72)

KBSh

BL

0.09

9.85 (8.86-10.85)

9.68 (8.69-10.67)

9.23 (8.25-10.21)

11.20 (10.20-12.20)

9.13 (8.13-10.14)

IV

0.34

17.80 (16.70-18.90)

17.35 (16.26-18.45)

18.56 (17.48-19.65)

11.34 (10.23-12.44)

9.54 (8.43-10.64)

  1. Note: All scores adjusted for sex, type of school and clustering effect using Generalized Estimating Equations, ‡Intraclass correlation coefficient.
  2. aOral health knowledge (total score: 12); bKnowledge about gingivitis and oral cancer (total score: 5); cOral health behavior (total score: 12).
  3. dOral hygiene status (total score: 12, indicates the number of sextants of oral cavity free of dental plaque, bleeding on probing and calculus).
  4. ePlaque (total score: 12); fBleeding on probing (total score: 12); gCalculus (total score: 12); hOral health knowledge, oral health behavior and oral hygiene status (total score: 36).
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